Yes, the answer may be blowing in the wind when we are in the search of green energies with the ultimate goal of stopping the climate change. Here's a lingohack episode to learn about this semantic field.
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Episode 210707 / 07 July 2021 >>> Learn about the power of wind (UK's energy revolution) - Language related to 'energy'. Need-to-know language: wind turbines, generator, wind farms, to power & reliant on coal.
and here are some articles for you to read about the issue:
Australia is at the climate crossroads. The choice is yours, mates (The Guardian)
UK electricity from renewables outpaces gas and coal power (The Guardian)
History made: Renewable energy surpassed fossil fuels for European electricity in 2020 (CNN)
National Geographic: Renewable energy
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- A listening exercise for you to do: Building rapport with others (6 Minute English, BBC Learning English)
- The English We Speak: Lit (BBC Learning English)
Here's my musical hint for today: Bob Dylan - "Blowing in the Wind" and here's a version with the lyrics for you to sing along:
Nowadays many things that we use need energy to run, like the car or home appliances. The energy they need can be obtained from different places. Each type of energy is obtained in a different way and from a different material and have their advantages and disadvantages.
ResponderEliminarEnergy that comes from coal and oil polluted the air because they produce some fumes that are bad for our health. This kind of energy affects the environment making animals escape because of the pollution and the lack of food. In addition, these forms of energy aren't infinite so they will run out one day.
On the other hand we have green energies. They are obtained from natural sources like the sun or the wind. They are infinite and they don't pollute the air. They need big tracts of land to produce enough energy and not all the countries have the same hours of sun or the same quantity of wind. However, they are safer that coal or oil, which were the most used until last year when green energies were the most ised for the first time.
From my point of view, we need to use only green energy as soon as possible. Oil and coal polluted the air and pollution kills thousands of people every year while except the energy that comes from the wind that can kill some birds with the structures used to obtain it, green energies are safe for both people and animals.
Today energy is used for many things, there are different types of energy, now the energy from the sun or wind energy is used mainly because it does not pollute.
ResponderEliminarBefore, the most widely used energy was oil and this energy pollutes a lot, many animals die or leave due to pollution, but they began to realize this pollution, everything that has destroyed and began to use the other energies that They do not pollute. Today it is used as little as possible. It began a few years ago to make electric cars that do not pollute.
These energies that do not pollute are better for the planet, so as not to destroy it, these energies are usually used a lot for the field, or many houses have solar panels that are better, the windmill is usually used to generate electricity and more. They are stopping making cars that are not electric, as of 2050 you can not drive in Spain in a car that is not electric.
In my opinion I think it is good that they put the rule of not being able to go with a car that is not electric in Spain because cars pollute a lot, factories also and they should use energy that does not pollute, I hope that in a few years the planet will be a lot better and fewer animals die.
Today we use things that need energy such as appliances, cars. Today we need energy for many things. Its use enables the production and improves the living conditions of the human being, all the changes and or transformations in nature are produced by some type of energy.
ResponderEliminarMany energies pollute the environment, many animals die or leave because of pollution. Coal and oil are the two most used fossil fuels on the planet and are also the most polluting energies that exist. It is necessary to avoid the use of this type of energy, every time they are doing more things to avoid its use, for example they are manufacturing electric cars.
On the other hand we have green energies. Green energy sources are renewable, inexhaustible or that can be regenerated by natural means. They are also clean energies, which do not pollute and whose use does not imply a deterioration of the environment or contribute to climate change. It comes from non-polluting and environmentally friendly sources of natural energy, such as wind, water or the sun.
In my opinion, we should avoid the use of coal and oil and start using green energy, since this type of energy is safe for people, animals and the environment.
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ResponderEliminarNowadays we have a very big problem, that a lot of people don´t realise its importance, and it´s climate change. It happens because we use energies that are not renewable, like atomic energy, or we use energy that comes from coal or petrol and all these types of energy produce a lot of pollution that stay in the atmosphere and that can provoke many problems, among them the climate change.
ResponderEliminarAlthough we know all the problems that it can produce, why are we still using all this energies that aren't renewable? Well, I don't really know why, but I think that we are still using petrol and this types of energies because this produces a lot of money to our goverment, and if we start to use renewable energies, they will lose all the money that they earn from this. They only think in their own good, they don´t think either about their own children or grandchildren.
Besides we have the renewable energies that are good for our planet, because it produces less pollution than the other energies, these energies can be solar energy, wind energy... And there are places like Andalucia in Spain that would produce a lot of solar energy because in that place there are a lot of hours of sun, but they don´t produce any of energy because the goverment doesn´t build solar panels, so we lose a lot of renewable energy.
In conclusion, we must use only renewable energies to protect our planet and stop using others energies, for example, we must start to use electric cars and leave petrol cars, but the main problem is that electric car is really expensive, so not all the people can buy electric cars. And we must start to build more solar panels, although the goverment doesn't like this idea because they can lose a lot of money if all of us have solar panels.
Francisco González
Right now on the planet there is a serious problem that is climate change. Everyone should be aware of this problem, but very few really are. Little by little the planet is getting worse, throughout this summer there have been very strong temperature changes that may seem silly but they are very important.
ResponderEliminarI think that we should start to change our lifestyle now, from a life in which we do not worry about anything and less about the future to a life in which we are responsible and it is a healthy life. You have to start polluting less and recycling now. We who are from the coast should be aware of what is happening since every time we find the beach dirty, with many products manufactured by us.
One way to stop this climate change is by using renewable energy, but in very few houses it is done. The fact of using this type of energy would change many things but even so they continue to use non-renewable energy.
Today energy is used for many things, there are different types of energy, as can are the green energy or renewable energy, and the old energy.
ResponderEliminarOn the one hand, we have the new energy, renewable, green energy as sun energy, wind energy...This type of energy is the good energy, because It is one energy that don't pollute the enviroment, for what It's better to the ecosystem and animals. But there are a big problem and this problem is that produce this energy cost a lot of, and there aren't a lot of companies that produce this energy.
On the other hand, there are the old or bad energy, this energies are with the world has been operating for many years, and It's very difficult change the world in so little time. The worst energy is the oil, and It is with that all the world works, in other words, all the materials that we buy it's made for the oil or some derived of the oil, the plastic, cars, transportation fuels...
In conclusion, I hope that in the future all the world are function with the renewables energies and that the pollution are less. I think that for this happen we must to start right now, changing all that we buy that re made by oil, recycling...because If not we are going to wipe out our planet.
At present, climate change is a big problem because it is dangerous for our planet. All the things that we use to do activities every day need electricity, battery or fuel. Simple activities pollute the atmosphere like driving the car and leaving plastics in the beach or the sea.
ResponderEliminarI have read a news about the ice of North Pole and South Pole. If we don’t stop the global warming, all the ice will melt. Places in the coast such as Salobreña and Motril will disappear because of the water.
One solution is the renewable energy that we get from the wind or the sun and in Spain we can have the green energies more easily. It is a process, but we can do it.
Leo Maldonado
The wind energy is a power energy and there are a lots in the places where there are wind. The wind energy is better than petrol or carbon energy because the wind energy do not pollute the atmosphere and the ozone cape.
ResponderEliminarThe solar energy is a power energy and in my opinion is better than wind energy, is better than petrol or carbon energy and is the best energy for the humanity in this moment.
Ruben Sabio Prados 2º ESO A
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ResponderEliminarClimate Change is the biggest problem for humans because it is causing great damage in many parts of the world because temperatures are rising and the poles are melting and oceans and seas rise and cities are flooded.
ResponderEliminarWe have to start taking better care of the Earth if we want to survive using renewable energies such as hydroelectric or hydraulic energy.
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SERGIO GARCIA LOPEZ 4ºA
Nowadays, everything uses petrol: cars, trains, motorbikes, planes, factories, etc. In Spain, about a 75% of the fuels we use are fossil ones. This kind of fuel has two problems. The first one is that they are limited, the planet has a certain amount of petrol, and when it reaches its limits, the petrol will disappear from our lives, leaving us without energy. The other problem is that they pollute a lot, and if we don´t stop using them, we will damage the planet a lot, until the point of having problems to survive.
ResponderEliminarFirst of all, I want to explain a bit more these two problems. Let´s start with the origins of the fossil fuels. Petrol, carbon and other kind of fossil fuels come from the same place: the prehistory. These kinds of fuels are the remains of creatures of that period, which have been buried until now, which, with the appropriate conditions, have transformed into what we know as petrol or carbon. Now, you can be wondering why they pollute. Well, that´s because they generate some gases like CO2. This gas increases the global warming, accelerating the climatic change.
Ok, knowing how they were created and why they pollute, we can change them for other fuels more enviromentally-friendly. Nowadays, scientists are investigating fuels like the solar energy, the wind power or the hydraulic energy. Travelling through Spain we can see lots of wind farms and solar farms. That´s because Spain has a lot of hours of sun and really strong winds, which if they were used, they could provide energy to all Europe.
In summary, I think that it is essential to move from a fossil-based world to a more enviromentally-friendly one. We don´t have much time, so we have to hurry up. Nowadays, we can see electric cars and other kinds of vehicles, whose energy comes from this renewable energies. There´s still time, we have to be conscious of the problem!
David Bacas Posadas
I know that is not revelant but I hate the wind, it makes my hair go in multiple directions and that bothers me a lot , because I always end up disheveled, me and all those who have curly hair will understand how their hair reacts to humidity , Apart from climate change what I think is that it makes the world worse environmentally, I think that if we don't stop with this something bad will happen, the world drought will appear and many countries will run out of water and then without food causing a world crisis
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